Warhammer: Black Emperor

Chapter 609 The Ascension Ceremony: Creating Chaos in Terra

The Shadow of Reigns, Primarch Office.

Arsène Dunn, holding a data tablet, began his report.

“My Lord, in the War of 'Liberation of Druen', 4,170 Shadow Order members perished, including 92 Think Tanks.”

Ninglu nodded. "The liberation of Druhn took a month less than he remembered."

This bloody battle originally lasted for six months.

The casualties were also much fewer than I had expected. The think tank played a major role in the "Liberation of Druun" against the enslavers, but fewer than a hundred people died.

This is thanks to the fact that most think tanks have mastered the "Griffin's Roar," which is the nemesis of warp creatures.

This includes demons, as well as enslavers, soul-devouring bees, and other warp creatures.
"Compile and analyze the lines of each battle group, and report to me all those that meet the following conditions."

"A world that has existed for over 1,100 years with complete order."

The ritual for ascending to the rank of "Chaos Mentor": to plan and create chaos, disrupt the world order that has existed for over 1,100 years, and to profit from it.

Nimrod already has a target in mind – Terra.

[Hmm... a fake Terra.]
It is the world that Horus Lupecal conquered after becoming the Warmaster.

A planet that cannot be subdued by diplomatic means.

Terra lost contact with other human worlds during the Age of Conflict.

Emperor.

Terra also has an emperor.

He also called himself the Emperor of Mankind, and he led his people through five thousand years of darkness.

The Emperors and Terrans see themselves as the center of humanity and the legitimate continuation of human civilization.

The Emperor firmly believes that the human empire will once again conquer the stars and demands that Horus and the Shadowmoon Wolf swear allegiance to the Lord of Man.

The mere fact that he proclaims himself emperor will cause most of the powers in the future empire to regard him as a heretic, and even the state religion and other forces will mercilessly issue an extermination order.

Even so, Horus continued his diplomatic efforts.

He dispatched Hastel Seyanus, a member of the Council of Four who served as both a warrior and a diplomat.

In "Shadowmoon Wolf", his impressive record is second only to Azekal Abaddon.

But Cyranus and his honor guard were brutally murdered.

Horus was devastated to lose his son, Cyyanus, a member of the Council of Four Kings, who had fought alongside him for many years and conquered hundreds of planets.

Shortly thereafter, Gavial Locken succeeded him, becoming the last member of the Council of the Four Kings.

Horus, suppressing his grief, once again dispatched a diplomatic envoy, his squire Marost.

Marost's transport ship was shot down by ground artillery, and he miraculously survived, but suffered irreparable damage, making his nickname "The Twisted One" even more fitting.

A year after the Emperor appointed Horus as the Warmaster, the Warmaster killed the Emperor.

Therefore, Nimrod felt no qualms about creating chaos in the pseudo-Terra.

He had already set his sights on Pseudo-Terra, where "Shadowmoon Wolf" recovered three STCs.

The pseudo-Terras possess advanced military technology comparable to the Empire, but their ability to wield these weapons is inferior to that of the Astartes.

The Empire's technology cannot detect any stationary stealth warriors; they only leave a trace when they move.

Ninglu had already decided to conquer Horus's three STCs, and this time it was a perfect opportunity to combine it with the promotion ceremony.

Creating chaos in "Terra" was also to ensure that the top-tier magical potion ingredients he used were fully absorbed in a sufficiently large-scale chaos, so as not to waste them due to failure in his advancement.

Ninglu pondered for a moment, then gave the order:
"Order the Third, Sixth, Tenth and Eleventh Warbands to assemble at Cariham Gate in November 882."

……

882 October.

"The Disordered Country," the third layer of space.

The triangular cone rolled into his hand, but remained unchanged.

"As expected, we paid the price for the uniqueness of divination."

The "Corrupted Baron" stared at the triangular pyramid in his palm, confirming that its spiritual radiance was nearly fully restored.

It has not yet fully recovered and is not fully charged.

Fortunately, the difference is not significant, about a month.

"In that case, I don't need to divine other worlds; I can just wait a little longer."

Ninglu then arrived at the first level of space and stared at the furnace, which was as huge as a nest city.

Because of the enslaved leader's enormous size, he ordered his technical sergeants to modularly construct a furnace. He could activate some or all of the modules as needed to create potions.

One month later, in the third layer of the "Disorderly Kingdom".

Ning silently recited the information about "Terra" that he knew.

Nine worlds, orbiting a yellow star.

Another Terra, outside of the Terra of the Solar System.

The ruler was another emperor.

[…]
After the information about the pseudo-Terra flashed through Ninglu's mind, he silently recited it.

[The star map leading to Terra through the Caligum Gate.]

[…]
After silently reciting the prophecy eleven times, he threw the prophecy die.

The moment the triangular cone fell into my hand, a star map unfolded before me.

After recording the star chart, Nimrod gazed at the prophetic dice.

"The uniqueness of the divination allows the recovery time of the prophecy dice to be extended by one month."

"It's impossible to determine at this time whether this is a temporary addition or if it will continue in the future."

Upon returning to the real world, Ninglu gathered everyone and began issuing orders according to his pre-planned strategy.

Five standard hours later, the four lords, along with "the scholar" Arsena, "the biologist" Malena Scala, and others, entered the Primarch's office.

He sent the prepared information to everyone, and then first addressed "The Soul Reaper" Bukayo Arshavin, "The Calamity Priest" Flamini, "The Rose Bishop" Ramsay, and "The Corrupted Baron" Per Koscielny.

"This time, we will adopt a completely new way of fighting."

"Your mission is not to command battle groups; you are to carry it out personally, experience creating chaos, and understand a completely new way of fighting."

Due to factors such as honor, the Astartes Legion mostly adopts a direct combat approach, and its strategies and tactics are limited to this.

The future "Midnight Lord" will also instill fear openly.

Before his downfall, "Senko" was also too direct in his methods.

After falling from grace, Deathguard, like Thousand Sons, uses warp powers and psionic abilities to fight in unpredictable ways.

During the "Great Expedition" period, only "Alpha" trained agents on a large scale.

The agents attend high-level meetings, where the Primarchs and Alpha commanders listen to their opinions.

Alpharis trusted some of his agents even more than his twin brother Omega.

[Hmm... the current "Alpha" should not be guided by Alpha Ries.]

By exposing Omega, he can at least have equal power within the "Alpha" Legion, just like Alpharis, who is lurking in the shadows.

Thinking about it this way, Omega should really thank me. Not only did I save him, but I also significantly elevated his status; he was no longer just the captain of the "Ghostly Stealth" team before the grand birthday celebration.
Typically, agents would begin intelligence gathering, assassination, and other clandestine activities before the "Alpha" even arrived on the battlefield.

The extraordinary ones have gradually grown up, and Ninglu hopes they can play a greater role, which will also reduce the casualties of the Shadow of Order.

But first, the lords must truly understand, rather than just receive his decrees, and this promotion ceremony is a good opportunity for that.

Nimrod also needs time for the chaos to ferment and reach a certain scale before drinking the potion.

Seeing that the four were deep in thought, Ninglu then clarified the task to the "hypnotist" Diana Pauline and the others.

After everyone understood his plan, he returned to the "Land of Chaos" and summoned the "deciphering scholar" Tierney and the "pleasure witch" Maria Kournikova.

After digesting the "Corrupted Baron," Nimrod confirmed on the Profaned Slab that his conjecture in Necromonda was correct.

The main ingredients for "Pleasure Witch" are the eyes and silk glands of a giant spider, while the auxiliary ingredients are fangs and spider legs.

Nimrod confirmed that the Raft Spider's pure and bright precious eyes were a higher quality material than those of ordinary Giant Spiders, rather than a necessary potion ingredient.

He then used the other venom glands, fangs, and legs of the raft spider, mixed with the eyes of the common giant spider, to concoct a potion that elevated Maria and Dementieva to the status of "Pleasure Witches."

The eyes of the raft spider are stored as extraordinary materials, awaiting use after those who have ascended through the pathways of "Mother" and "Perfect One".

“My lord, thirty-eight ‘witches,’ one hundred and fifty-two ‘instigators,’ and two thousand four hundred and ninety-seven ‘assassins’ have assembled.”

Ning Lu nodded slightly. The extraordinary beings of the non-disorder shadows were the main force this time, and the "Pleasure Witch" team was the core.

The "Pleasure Witch's" face was fair and smooth, lacking the sharpness he had seen when they first met in Vostonia.

Her high nose bridge had softer lines, and the sharp edge in her blue eyes was hidden, like rippling blue water.

The "Pleasure Witch's" features, when combined, appear even more delicate and refined, radiating an indescribable supernatural charm.

"Proceed according to plan, board the Son of Vostonia tomorrow."

"Follow Your will." The figure of the "Pleasure Witch" was swallowed by the black mist.

(End of this chapter)